The second part of Records I Like Best of 2020. To be honest I have listened to so much stuff this year that a third volume is more than likely so the words I had prepared for this volume will … Continue reading Records I Like Best of 2020 Part Two
So it’s that time of year again where I start assessing what I have listened to this year. This first mix is pretty diverse and reflects that working from home since mid-February has had an impact on my listening habits … Continue reading Records I Like Best of 2020 Part One
Blimey. You do not normally get a single this good released at this time of year but that’s just what Seville’s Martes Niebla have done with Reykjavík. It’s the follow up to 2018’s debut EP as well as being the … Continue reading Martes Niebla – Reykjavík
Three very different acts for today’s Trio…… Suffering For Kisses – Innocence It’s Christmas so this dose of post-punk miserablism is just the tonic. Tony D’Oporto words and deadpan vocals work well against the harmonic synths whilst the guitars add … Continue reading A Monday Trio
The wonderfully named Sissy Space Echo & The Invisible Collaborators have band members with an impressive pedigree who have performed with bands such as Pop Threat, The Manhattan Love Suicides, The Blanche Hudson Weekend and more recently Girl One And … Continue reading Sissy Space Echo & The Invisible Collaborators – The Day The Earth Caught Fire/They’ll Fix You (They Fix Everything)
Indonesian artist A Zu La follows up August’s self-titled EP with new single Go Out. The Radio Dept. influences are still there both musically and vocally but that isn’t a bad thing. I like the home-recorded sound on this one … Continue reading A Zu La – Go Out
Ah, this is a delight. A cassette release featuring just the one track for streaming in the shape of Old Fashion Virtue from French band EggS. They have managed to create fine art when it comes to blending garage rock … Continue reading EggS – An Unexpected Christmas Gift
Films On Song have impressed these ears over the course of the year with their take on a retro indiepop sound. I Enjoyed July’s True EP which doffed it’s cap to Creation Records, the pop sensibilities of The Housemartins and … Continue reading Films on Song – False Starts EP
Some more 2020 Christmas tunes that accompany the original post which can be found here. The BV’s – I Hope There’s No Snow Facebook The Reds, Pinks & Purples – We Won’t Come Home at Christmas Time Azure … Continue reading Christmas Cheers and Jeers
The definition of beautiful includes “having qualities that delight or appeal to the senses and often the mind” and that description sums up the new EP from Russian band Малыш Камю in its entirety. I normally berate the use of … Continue reading Малыш Камю – Луна
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